MCTco is competing in the highly-competitive snack bar category, addressing major consumer demands around protein and sugar content as well as emerging ‘beauty-from-within’ and immunity trends with its line of products containing collagen protein and...
Plant-based meat manufacturers can more easily mimic the texture, appearance and flavor of animal products while simultaneously simplifying their ingredient decks with the help of two new ingredients that Florida Food Products will unveil at the Institute...
From plant-based protein trends to sustainable packaging, managing food waste, using artificial intelligence to track consumer sentiment, and the latest developments in cell-cultured meat and keto diet trends, here are some of the education sessions that...
A new player has emerged in the burgeoning alternative protein space touting a novel protein sourced from a bacterium found in the human microbiome, which it claims can give traditional animal and plant proteins a run for their money.
Even though Andrew Abraham has helped millions of people live healthier, more vibrant lives first as a medical doctor and then for the past 12 years as the founder of the organic protein shake and bar brand Orgain, he wanted to help more consumers learn...
Nestlé Health Science has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Chicago-based Vital Proteins, adding the leading collagen brand to its other vitamin, mineral, supplement and wellness brands, including Atrium Innovations, Garden of Life, Pure Encapsulations...
NutteeBean, which was recently selected for PepsiCo's Greenhouse accelerator, says its high protein and fiber fava bean snacks are making healthy eating easier. "Snacks do not have to be junk food," says its CEO.
Food manufacturers will soon be able to source sorghum, America's home-grown ancient grain, with a higher (13 to 17%) protein content, opening up new applications in plant-based meats, according to the United Sorghum Checkoff Program.
Drawn to the rapid sales growth and widespread consumer interest in plant-based alternatives to animal products, a team of investors and industry experts has launched the Eat Beyond Global Investment Fund to connect retail investors with potentially fast-growing...
So far, the health halo surrounding plant-based products has led many consumers to overlook characteristics of newer versions of meatless products that might be a turnoff in other food categories, including longer-ingredient lists and less favorable nutritional...
Canadian startup Noblegen has unveiled ‘the egg’ - its first consumer product under the eunite brand showcasing the ‘ancient microorganism’ euglena gracilis, which it claims can produce proteins with exciting functional and nutritional characteristics......
US processor Cargill has outlined some of the key trends in the protein sector for 2020, focusing on how consumer habits are shifting as well as perception of the meat industry has changed.
After Post Holdings successfully spun off its fast-growing Active Nutrition segment late last year, the newly named BellRing Brands is ready to “significantly invest” in its iconic Premier Protein line with the launch of a 360-degree marketing campaign.
As the AgFood landscape sees a move away from animal protein, we asked Francisco Jardim, Co-Founder, SP Ventures what consumers are seeking from the meat and dairy alternative markets and how this is impacting investments in alternative protein sources.
Tapping into what it believes is the next pocket of growth in the yogurt category, noosa yoghurt has launched hilo, a high protein, lower sugar yogurt containing 12 grams of protein and 12 grams of sugar (compared to 7g protein and 17g sugar in its core...
Kids love chocolate milk. Most adults do too, says Boston-based entrepreneur Manny Lubin. But they want something convenient “without cartoon cows” on the label that’s “a bit more hip than that bottle of YooHoo they drank as kids.”
Back in 2015, when former college athletes Clint Matthews and Kyle Rood started making protein-packed gluten-free waffles "by hand in a rent by the hour kitchen and delivering to stores in a pick up truck" in St Louis, they were plowing a pretty...
Applied Food Sciences has launched CoffeeProtein, which the company says offers clear sensory and consumer-friendly advantages over the rest of the plant-based protein competition.
Air Protein – one of a new wave of startups producing proteins via microbes rather than plants or animals – is gearing up to commercialize consumer products featuring a Non GMO whole food ingredient with 80% protein that it claims could blow rivals out...
While media and investor interest in ‘alternative proteins’ is focused on plant-based meat, cell-cultured meat, and proteins produced via microbes, demand for cricket protein is still growing, claims Cowboy Cricket Farms, which will open a new edible...
The sports and fitness consumer has expanded beyond hard-core body builders and elite athletes to a more general profile of someone looking to transition to a more active lifestyle and eat healthier, noted panelists from last week's Sports &...
You don’t need to be an elite athlete to benefit from the basic principles of sports nutrition, says Dr Dana Ryan, Herbalife Nutrition’s director of sports performance and education.
Sustainable Bioproducts - which is developing new-to-the-world protein-packed whole food ingredients from microbes - plans to launch a consumer brand to help familiarize Americans with a new fungal food source that could be used in everything from meat...
Protein-fueled snack brand Iwon Organics is predicting growth of 300% this year (on top of similar growth last year) as it takes its Stix and Puffs into 5oz bags, and starts to woo more natural and conventional accounts.
Boston-based Motif FoodWorks (formerly Motif Ingredients) - which is deploying synthetic biology to engineer microbes to produce proteins with a fraction of the environmental footprint of their conventionally-produced counterparts – has raised $27.5m...
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Canadian snack brand SimplyProtein is expanding its reach across the US market, rolling out into 235 Target stores in April and launching into Kroger stores this fall.
Andean Lupin, a nutritionally-dense legume native to the Andes Mountain region of South America, could be the next big superfood ingredient since quinoa, says Stephen Goldman CEO and founder of Five Sun Foods.
Competition is heating up in the ‘smart food’ category with brands claiming their meal-on-the-go offerings are convenient, rich in nutrients, and provide sustaining protein from plant-based sources.
By Stu Strumwasser, managing director, Green Circle Capital Advisors
These days, as I travel through the offices of natural products CEOs and investors, and grocery aisles, and trade show booths at Expos North, South, East and West, I find myself constantly informed of the protein content in food and beverage products....
While some animal protein producers might see the rise in plant-based eating as a threat, Applegate sees it as an opportunity to push forward its mission of changing the meat we eat with several new products, including a blended burger that combines meat...
Not long ago, high protein content call-outs were reserved for ready-to-drink milkshakes and protein bars. Today, everything from snacks to pasta to frozen food boast high protein content on their packaging. What’s sustaining the protein fortification...
'What we're wrestling with is whether CBD is an ingredient play, or something huge brands can be built around'
The fact that CBD is not a legal ingredient in foods and supplements - at least not yet - did not deter scores of exhibitors at Expo West, who added it to everything from soda to protein bars (absent any claims), with some opting for isolates, but most...
Like many emerging brands that began with a more narrowly functional look and feel to their packaging, protein-fueled Protes has refreshed its packaging, replacing the clinical white background of its popcorn and the black backdrop of its chips with bright...
MyPlate – the government’s visual aide for healthy eating – features fruits, vegetables, grains, and a fourth segment simply called ‘protein.' Today, this might come from plants or animals, but tomorrow, it could come from a suite of microscopic...
Global demand for food will double by 2050, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), spurring a need for new protein sources.
Iconic plant-based brand Yves Veggie Cuisine’s new packaging featuring “mouthwatering” photos of its veggie-forward products aims to show consumers that “cheating on meat” doesn’t have to be a sacrifice.
Latest data from Kantar Media reveals the most visible brands in the meal replacement shake space, and how brands can get a leg up in a tight competitive atmosphere.
Fearful that the current approach to diet and food production globally could have ‘dire’ consequences for public health and the environment in the future as the population rapidly increases, a group of leading scientists from around the world recommend...
PECKISH, a brand created by California-based Sonoma Brands, has entered an exclusive distribution agreement with specialty natural foods retailer, Erewhon, hitting shelves at its four store locations in the Los Angeles area.
Cargill has unveiled its new 188,000-square-foot North American protein headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, designed to foster employee collaboration and drive innovation in the protein category.
Is the protein craze fizzling out? Not if you look at new product launch data, or the fact that producers of both plant and dairy proteins are continuing to add capacity, and consumers are continuing to experiment with new sources, from marine collagen...
While plant-based and so-called ‘alternative’ proteins – from algae to cricket powder – continue to gain traction in the food industry, dairy proteins are still growing, fast, says AMCO Proteins, which has been working with customers on a range of novel...
There is no doubt that healthy snacking is trending, with emphasis on clean label, protein and vegan launches. According to Innova Market Insights, as snacks become healthier, more wholesome and satisfying, they are increasingly fulfilling the role of...
Perfect Day, a high-profile Silicon Valley start-up producing casein and whey via microbial fermentation (minus the cows) has teamed up with global ingredients giant ADM to develop and commercialize its animal-free dairy proteins.
With a smile-inducing new name and brightly colored updated packaging, Enlightened’s Bada Bean Bada Boom crunchy broad bean snacks are ready to come out from the shadows – literally and figuratively.
Amano Enzyme has developed a new enzyme that improves the solubility of proteins at lower pH levels, helping manufacturers develop fruity protein shakes and other beverages without some of the technical issues that can occur once the pH drops below a...
Protein cookie brand Lenny & Larry’s has agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging it overstated the protein content of its cookies, in order to avoid the cost and hassle of prolonged litigation, but says it stands by its claims and won’t be changing its...
